Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-22

signed by the officers and members of
the W.D Z. q. of Yankton county ask-
ing the couAcil to SO enact as to suppress
HOUSES of prostitution in Yankton.
The petition was referred to q standing
committee Of the council.
A number OF Yankton men are organi.
ziDg the Southwestern telegraph COM
pany and they. have the promise OF
plenty Of outside pecuniary assistance.
The intention is to build the first line
from Yankton to Omaha, where it will
connect with the lines of other COM
panies. Articles of Incorporation are
being prepared and in due time Yank-
ton will enjoy the advantages of tele-
graphic competition.
Father OZardettl, professor of the
ology at st. Francis seminary, Milwau-
kee, has been appointed vicar gener raj OF
Dakota, under Bishop Marty, with head
quarters at Yankton. Father Zardetti
is q native of Switz rland and was
admitted TO holy orders in his native
country, having been a canon of st.
Calls cathedral there before
coming to America even years
ago. He is about 40 years of
age, and has the reputation of being one
of the most eloquent and profound
pupil orators among the Catholic clergy
OF America.
The electric light company has
ordered o special pattern turbine water
wheel of the Fleuniken turbine COM
pany of Dubuque, which will be in mo-
ton, propelled by the water from the
brick yard artesian we'll, within four
weeks. The officers of the company say
that 400 lights can be furnished with the
power now on hand, and that 200 more
can be furnished by the additional three
inches of water asked for from the city.
The How of the we'll has increased seven.
sixteenth OF an inch over the measure
ment taken in the thirty inch weir dam
one week ago.
The county commissioners held q
meeting this morning, at which q reso.
luton fixing the liquor license for Yank-
ton city and county at $500 per annum
was introduced and adopted. The reso-
luton states that the license shall be
paid quarterly. in sums OF 1926. There
Is considerable controversy expected
from this liquor license business by peo-
pie who are up q tree. Both the city
council and the county commissioners
have asked for legal opinions concerning
the law which was enacted last winter
by the legislature providing that the
liquor tax be divided between the city
and county.
In hut, scarcely visible among the
tall weeds, which is situated about q
half mile east OF the Milwaukee depot
and neal the railway tracks, there llvef
a little old woman who is seldom seer
and less frequently heard from by bel
neighbors. This woman cultIvates 9
small garden and from it's products she
exists. Now in this person the force o.
habit is most pl,inly marked and yet
her acquaintance know naught OF hel
except as they chance to see her abou,
her humble home. Each evening
summer and winter, as soon as th,
curtain of night has fallen there appear,
in the small window in the south side o
her hat q bright light, which shines on
until the Milwaukee train from the cas-
comes laundering by. As soon as th,
train passes the light is extinguished t,
shine no more until the next night. Thi
woman has placed her lamp in this sam
window OF about the same time and ha
extinguished it at the Same momen
each night, summer and winter, in goo,
or bad weather. for three years.
The boss screen doors at the st. Oroi